Author: cparker
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Eye Candy for Today: Emilio Sánchez-Perrier landscape
Boating on the River, Emilio Sánchez-Perrier Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; downloadable image on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga, which also has zoomable & downloable images. Sánchez-Perrier’s landscapes have a wonderful visual softness. They exhibit a masterful use of soft edges that is somehow different than…
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Argon Zark! remastered
A long time ago (on an internet far far away), I created one of the earliest webcomics, Argon Zark!, a cyberpunk humor/adventure story about a computer geek who has invented a way to be physically transported into and through the World Wide Web. For a long time I thought it was the very first online…
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Eye Candy for Today: Jacob de Gheyn pen drawing
Chestnut Tree with some trees around it, Jacob de Gheyn (II) Ink and chalk drawing, roughly 15 x 10 inches (36 x 25 cm), in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, which has a zoomable version on the website. You can download high-res images if you get a free Rijksstudio account. Dutch painter and printmaker jacob…
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Greg Rutkowski
Greg Rutkowski is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Poland, whose clients include Wizards of the Coast. Among his other fantasy subjects, Rutkowski paints terrific dragons, with a feeling of leathery textures and lots of creative variations. His digital paintings often have a nicely naturalistic and textural painterly approach. In addition to his concept…
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Eye Candy for Today: The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat, John Reinhard Weguelin
The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat, John Reinhard Weguelin Link is to zoomable version on Google Art Project; high-res downloadable image on Wikimedia Commons; original is in the Auckland Art Gallery. Victorian art lovers were fascinated with ancient cultures and settings, particularly those of ancient Egypt, and this image of obsequies (funeral rites) for the…
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Joseph Mugniani
Joseph Mugniani was an Italian/American artist, printmaker and illustrator active in the 20th century. He is best known for his illustrations for the works of Ray Bradbury, who was also his longtime friend. Mugniani was also the author of several books on drawing and painting (Amazon link). I particularly enjoy his darkly textural lithographs. The…